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Navigating the vagus nerve: from former explorations to novel therapeutic frontiers

Navigating the vagus nerve: from former explorations to novel therapeutic frontiers

Science and TechRidaa MughalFebruary 12, 2024neuroscience, medicine Comments

What’s behind the rise of anti-cultivated meat campaigns?

What’s behind the rise of anti-cultivated meat campaigns?

Science and TechKatrina ForbergJanuary 30, 2024cultivated meat, science, agriculture, Sustainability Comment

Eco-anxiety and the psychological consequences of climate change

Eco-anxiety and the psychological consequences of climate change

Science and TechEleonora AnzaloneJanuary 26, 2024Environment, Eco-anxiety, Climate change, Mental Health, COP28Comment

The EPA scrap plans to phase out animal testing

The EPA scrap plans to phase out animal testing

Science and TechMaria WitczakJanuary 26, 2024Animal Testing, EPA, Technology, ScienceComment

“A Business Model Based on Mass Copyright Infringement”: The New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI

“A Business Model Based on Mass Copyright Infringement”: The New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI

Science and TechAidan BurnsJanuary 17, 2024OpenAI, ChatGPT, The New York Times, TechnologyComment

Do Seasonal Changes Affect the Hours of Sleep we need?

Do Seasonal Changes Affect the Hours of Sleep we need?

Science and TechAbigail PowellJanuary 17, 2024sleep, science, winter, seasonal depressionComment

COP28: all talk, no action?

COP28: all talk, no action?

Science and TechAltay ShawDecember 14, 2023Climate Crisis, COP28, Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy, UAEComment

Methane Capture: Can it be done?

Methane Capture: Can it be done?

Science and TechYiran YangDecember 11, 2023Methane, Science, Environment, Climate change, Technology, Fossil FuelComment

Does deep brain stimulation have a future in the treatment of depression?

Science and TechPi ScienceNovember 20, 2023neuroscience, mental health, depression, technology, scienceComment

The Science Behind the Scare: why do we seek out horror entertainment?

The Science Behind the Scare: why do we seek out horror entertainment?

Science and TechAltay ShawNovember 5, 2023Psychology, Horror Films, Fear, EntertainmentComment

A rise in anti-homeless architecture and the designers working against it

A rise in anti-homeless architecture and the designers working against it

Science and TechEllena KapposOctober 27, 2023Homelessness, Shelter, anti-homeless architecture, London Design FestivalComment

The new TikTok trend of 'mouth-taping': does science back the beneficial claim?

Science and TechAltay ShawOctober 23, 2023TikTok, Trends, Gwyneth Paltrow, mouth-taping, BeautyComment

AI language models support schizophrenia diagnosis: What does this mean for the future of psychiatry?

AI language models support schizophrenia diagnosis: What does this mean for the future of psychiatry?

Science and TechMaria WitczakOctober 19, 2023medicine, ResearchComment

New UCL Alzheimers Research Sparks Hope for Future Therapies

Science and TechEleonora AnzaloneOctober 13, 2023UCLComment

The Year in Aliens

The Year in Aliens

Image Courtesy: Mr,W5er 3nee (More Evolved .. ?) (via Flickr)

Science and TechLouis BoundOctober 11, 2023Aliens, USA, Conspiracy, UFOComment

The Hunter, the Gatherer: Exploring the Hidden History of Prehistoric Women

Science and TechEllena KapposOctober 11, 2023Anthropology, Evolution, HumanComment

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: The Epidemic of Student Procrastination

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: The Epidemic of Student Procrastination

Science and TechStaś KaletaSeptember 29, 2023University, Academia, PsyComment

Can Computers Be Conscious?

Opinion, Science and TechConrad KhakhriaJune 4, 2023Artificial Intelligence, Science, Technology Comment

The Psychology of Rejection

The Psychology of Rejection

Science and TechLeila LaiMarch 27, 2023PsychologyComment

The FDA Modernisation Act: Are We Ready to End Animal Testing?

The FDA Modernisation Act: Are We Ready to End Animal Testing?

Science and TechSarah JilaniMarch 18, 2023Comment